Title: The Goodbye Man (Red
Market, #1)
Authors:
Mary E. Palmerin & A. Giannoccaro
Genre: Dark Erotic Horror/Taboo
Release
Date: July 31, 2015
Blurb
Dysfunctional
empires were made to fall.
I
am Caesar. Broken and conflicted. I am a man who gives false goodness to those
who crave it. I provide solace to the ones who beg to be saved, giving them the
goodbyes they want. But, my quiet little world is about to be shattered by the
whispers from heaven and hell.
I
am Mateo. Unlovable and unworthy. I am the boy everyone runs from. I keep love
close to me in little jars of perfection, reminding me of a thousand goodbyes I
never had to say, because I left them before they could leave me.
I
am Svetlana. Dirty and Used. Birthed into brutality while still trying to
comprehend my version of normal. I am an injured lamb, eaten by filthy wolves
day after day. Just as salvation seems like it's within reach, a goodbye from
this awful world is all that I wish for.
**Graphic
content warning including detailed depiction of brutal, bloody acts. Physical
and emotional abuse is also apparent throughout this book with graphic sex
scenes, both consensual and non-sensual. Reader discretion is highly advised.
Not suitable for readers under the age of eighteen or those who are easily
offended by the above mentioned acts.**
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BOOK TRAILER
Excerpt
“We
need to go, Lettie doll.”
Why?
Why does he call me that? Why does he make me feel like I want to keep living
for tomorrow? I hate it! But I have no choice as I stare into his black
eyes. They draw me in and suck the wind from my lungs, once begging for death,
now craving life. The tearing I remembered from before with Pavel is instantly
replaced with lust, throbbing between my legs as I feel the urge to fall to my
knees and kiss his bloody boots to show him how much I praise him. He holds my
heart in his hands. He knows this, but something tells me that his heart is in
the balance, too.
Girls
like me hold no power. I took life. I took one of his dolls because they held
something I never will. Peace. Order. Death. I broke. The little, quiet girl
who let herself be raped day after day let herself break into a million pieces
as the hard dick pleasured her while her lover loved him more. I thought for
sure I would be reprimanded for my actions, but a softness I haven’t seen
before is present in his eyes. And maybe something else. Worry? Is that worry?
Is his face red? I find myself wanting to comfort him, but he doesn’t like to
be touched. My warm, trembling hands make him feel uncomfortable. The push and
pull between life and death, love and loss, is making me mad.
-Svetlana,
The Goodbye Man
About the Authors
A.
Giannoccaro
Author
of the Colour series, a dark romance.
“Our
skin is clothing enough to cover what we hide inside.”
Mary
E. Palmerin
International
bestselling author of the Monster series. Writer of dark, taboo tales. Lover of
tattoos, art, and a hopeless book junkie.
Giveaway!
5 'Dark and Twisted' Stars
So let me apologize upfront. My intended review, got lost, when silly me discarded my original and completed draft e-mail with my full review. So silly me again (I really want to use stupid and idiotic) now has to fight and grapple to put together a new and quick review. As much as I would love to blame this on the virus. I can't. it's all me! Uughghhh My humble apologies to the authors and the tour host for the oversight on my part, and for also posting late. With that said, here goes it.
I was first introduced to MP's writing in the Monster series, which I freaking enjoyed. Talk about brutal, uninhibited and grotesque writing. Absolutely superb dramatization of such a story line. So when I saw The Goodbye Man, pop up on Goodreads, with the added bonus of a second author's input. I was like ' hell freaking yeah' this can only blow me out of the park. So Ms. AG, I may never have read any of your previous books, but you just got a #1 fan out of me.
The Goodbye Man is a unique story, that encompasses some seriously dark and erotic themes. Rape, murder, suicide, death, gang rape and prostitution, drug abuse, necrophilia and incest. We're given three different characters, all intertwined within the novel. Each twisted and even darker than the other. In this book, nothing will seem as it is and should be. It will twist you up and drop you hard.
Once upon a time, the little gypsy princess had dreams within the hellacious concrete jungle. But, dreams would soon turn into nightmares and darkness would be the only way she lived. The tarnished, unlovable girl promised herself she wouldn't remember the day she was broken, but like all bad things, it would sidle up as hopelessness snaked its way around her heart, killing her slowly.
Seventeen year old, Svetlana, was born into a life of prostitution. Her mother was a prostitute, pimped out by her father, in order to purchase drugs for his vicious habit. She was safe, as safe as can be, until the day her mother was murdered, and her father turned to her, as his new and fresh body.
Used, day in and day out, raped, beaten, with little to no food, no shelter, except cardboard boxes, or an abandoned apartment. Dirty, physically and metaphorically.
Hope. The one feeling a girl like her could never allow herself to feel. Hope slowly killed her. Hope, made her vulnerable. Hope turned a young child into a sex slave.
All Svetlana wants is love. She wants to feel protected and cherished.
"... Love a lonely girl and she will give you anything."
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I am Caesar. Broken and conflicted. I am a man who gives false goodness to those who crave it. I provide solace to the ones who beg to be saved, giving them the goodbyes they want. But, my quiet little world is about to be shattered by the whispers from heaven and hell.
Caesar is a dealer in spare parts. Spare human parts, that is. His family business is profitable and he uses persons that no one will miss. Healthy organs for a hefty price. He is called The Goodbye Man because the last words anybody hears, is his whispered goodbyes. Caesar suffers from Misophonia - a condition linked to the hatred of sound, in which negative emotions - anger, flight, hatred and disgust- are triggered by specific sounds. Caesar hates whispering especially.
He uses Svetlana's father to bring him persons desperate enough, in their current situations, that they beg him for that final Goodbye. Painless, and final. When he goes to request a body, he comes across a dirty, bloodied and bruised Svetlana. The images and emotions she evokes from Caesar, scare him. He should not feel, he does not feel. But Svetlana is his final Goodbye.
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I am Mateo. Unlovable and unworthy. I am the boy everyone runs from. I keep love close to me in little jars of perfection, reminding me of a thousand goodbyes I never had to say, because I left them before they could leave me.
Mateo is Caesar's nephew, his right hand in the spare parts business and a necrophiliac. He keeps all beautiful things, especially locks of hair, in glass jars. He believes he is unworthy of being loved, and so he leaves before anyone can leave him.
When Caesar first brings Svetlana to the warehouse, Mateo is confused, because she isn't a subject for spare parts. Mateo is warned off Svetlana, even though Caesar sees the way Mateo watches and lusts after her. She is living, and he shouldn't have feelings for the living.
As the story progresses, secrets are revealed, incest becomes abundant, and suicide is imminent. The darkness never stops and the euphoric feeling of salvation becomes a dream shattered by reality.
"This is as close to hell as you can get without dying."
There are some confusing moments for the reader, as each character recants the same scenes. Which can be difficult to follow. With that said, I overlooked this and continued on with my mouth hanging open.
*ARC provide by Love Between the Sheets PR on behalf of the authors for and honest review* Thanks!!
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